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As the complexity raises , there is the need to divide the Game Design job in sub categories with one perso, the Lead Game Designer, supervising the designers team.

As the complexity raises , there is the need to divide the Game Design job in sub categories with one perso, the Lead Game Designer, supervising the designers team.

OGDC2012 Game Designer_Mr.Nicolas_ Phuong Hoang Enix

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Introduction to the job of Game Designer HCMC July 21, 2012 The Game DesignerNicolas LeymonerieChairman of Phuong Hoang Enix – www.ph-enix.comHead of the Digital Creation Training Department of the Yersin University of Dalat – stkts.ph-enix.comUnity & Allegorithmic Authorized Reseller – unity.ph-enix.vn , alg.ph-enix.com

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Introduction to the job of Game Designer HCMC July 21, 2012 Introduction Why am I talking about Game Design to you today? The Game Design What is the Game Design and who can become Game Designer? Design a Videogame What to do as Game Designer from the pre-production to the game’s release Contact Information

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Introduction HCMC July 21, 2012 My actual positions in the Game Industry • Chairman of the Phuong Hoang Enix Company (2008) • Coordinator of IGDA Vietnam (2008) • Reseller for Unity Technologies and Allegorithmic in Vietnam (2011) • Head of STKTS: Digital Creation Training Department, Yersin Univ. Dalat (2012) This presentation • Target: New to Game Design, Apply as Game Designer or Hire Game Designers • Definition of the Game Design • The work of the Game Designer in the Game development team from A to Z

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The Game Design HCMC July 21, 2012 What does the Game Designer do half of his time?

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The Game Design HCMC July 21, 2012 What does the Game Designer do half of his time? Write Design Documents!

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The Game Design HCMC July 21, 2012 What does the Game Designer do ? Optionally: Draw concepts, draw storyboards, program scripts, information retrieval, build Create the game level concept Set game parameters Test the Write Design game Documents!

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The Game Design HCMC July 21, 2012 What does the Game Designer do ? Optionally: Draw concepts, draw storyboards, program scripts, information retrieval, build Create the game level concept Set game parameters Test the Write Design game Documents!

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The Game Design HCMC July 21, 2012 Game Design = Way to make a game concept understood by the rest of the game development team then it can realize the game in accordance with the view of the Game Designer. • Way to do that: write documents, draw sketches, develop game prototypes, communicate information • Tools: Text / datasheet editors (Word, Excel), Graphics/Diagram softwares, Game editors (Unity, Gamemaker), Emails/Regular meetings/Conference calls… History • Early stage: Programmers  Game Design • Complexity of the game production  dedicated person = Game Designer • Complexity of the game production  Lead GD, Level designer, Character designer, Writer etc…

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The Game Design HCMC July 21, 2012 What is a good Game Designer? • Qualities : Communicative, Curious, Cultured, Creative, Consistent • Skills : be good at Writing, Organizing, Analyzing, Conceptualizing + Tools • Knowledge : Game industry (videogames but not only) + complementary knowledge ( mathematics, world cultures, sport, sociology, architecture etc…) • Be passionate by making videogame more than playing game

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The Game Design HCMC July 21, 2012 What defines a good videogame concept: • A motivating goal : Need to have a main objective clearly defined to be accomplished by the player. • Interesting choices : The outcome of the activity is unforeseeable (unexpected or random events…), so the player has to make choices. • Interesting consequences : By doing a choice the player expects to get an immediate or a delayed result that is significant. • Interesting game mechanisms : The way the player interacts with the game and the rules must make the player pleased to master them. • Balanced : The learning curve of the gameplay, the difficulty, the dramatic structure at any moment of the game must be defined to support the enjoyment of many kind of players. • Fun : Generate strong emotions which the player enjoys or wants to overpass: excitement, challenge, fear, amazement, surprise or even frustration. Fun comes from the graphics, the interactions, the story and other game design elements. • Comply with its main purpose : design-driven, market-driven, technology-driven, art- driven, education-driven…

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Design a Videogame HCMC July 21, 2012 Position of the Game Designer in the Game development team regarding the design of the game Communication flow – Q&A QA Producer Design Marketing char, lvl, sound.. Game Designer Program Art

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Design a Videogame HCMC July 21, 2012 Game’s life cycle and Game Designer’s main tasks Pre-Production Production QA Beta Marketing Define the Game Concept Write the Game Design document Test the game and set gameplay parameters Provide info for marketing / gamers community Post-mortem